The Complete Book of Textures for Artists

The Complete Book of Textures for Artists

by Denise J. Howard, Steven Pearce, Mia Tavonatti
Released March 2020
Publisher(s): Walter Foster
ISBN: 9781633228719

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Book description

The Complete Book of Textures for Artists features more than 275 step-by-step lessons, tips, and techniques to create realistic texture with graphite pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, oil, and acrylic.

Table of contents

  1. How to Use This Book
  2. SECTION I: Graphite & Charcoal with Steven Pearce
    1. TOOLS & MATERIALS
    2. GRAPHITE TECHNIQUES
    3. CHARCOAL TECHNIQUES
    4. VALUE
    5. SHADING
    6. PEOPLE
      1. 1. Smooth Skin in Graphite
      2. 2. Aged Skin in Graphite
      3. 3. Facial Hair in Graphite
      4. 4. Wavy Hair in Graphite
      5. 5. Wavy Hair in Charcoal
      6. 6. Curly Hair in Graphite
      7. 7. Straight Hair in Graphite
      8. 8. Straight Hair in Charcoal
      9. 9. Eye in Graphite
      10. 10. Nose in Graphite
      11. 11. Lips in Graphite
    7. ANIMALS
      1. 12. Smooth Canine Fur in Charcoal
      2. 13. Curly Canine Fur in Graphite
      3. 14. Coarse Canine Fur in Graphite
      4. 15. Canine Nose in Graphite
      5. 16. Canine Eye in Graphite
      6. 17. Cat Eye in Graphite
      7. 18. Short Cat Hair in Graphite
      8. 19. Long Cat Hair in Charcoal
      9. 20. Horse Coat in Graphite
      10. 21. Horse Mane in Graphite
      11. 22. Horse Mane in Charcoal
      12. 23. Elephant Skin in Graphite
      13. 24. Zebra Coat in Charcoal
      14. 25. Leopard Coat in Charcoal
    8. FABRICS & TEXTILES
      1. 26. Burlap in Graphite
      2. 27. Tweed in Graphite
      3. 28. Denim in Graphite
      4. 29. Leather in Graphite
      5. 30. Leather in Charcoal
      6. 31. Silk in Graphite
      7. 32. Knitted Yarn in Graphite
      8. 33. Chunky Wool in Graphite
      9. 34. Lace in Graphite
      10. 35. Straw Hat in Charcoal
      11. 36. Woven Basket in Graphite
      12. 37. Cork in Graphite
    9. HARD SURFACES
      1. 38. Beveled Glass in Graphite
      2. 39. Clear Glass in Graphite
      3. 40. Porcelain in Graphite
      4. 41. Polished Silver in Graphite
      5. 42. Clay Pottery in Graphite
      6. 43. Rusted Steel in Graphite
      7. 44. Stucco in Graphite
      8. 45. Brick in Charcoal
      9. 46. Weathered Brick in Graphite
      10. 47. Cobblestone in Graphite
      11. 48. Rock Wall in Graphite
      12. 49. Wrought Iron in Graphite
      13. 50. Smooth Wood in Graphite
      14. 51. Aged Wood in Graphite
      15. 52. Aged Wood in Charcoal
      16. 53. Driftwood in Charcoal
      17. 54. Wood Knot in Graphite
      18. 55. Wooden Barrel in Graphite
    10. NATURE
      1. 56. Smooth Bark in Graphite
      2. 57. Rough Bark in Graphite
      3. 58. Rough Bark in Charcoal
      4. 59. Pine Needles in Graphite
      5. 60. Pine Cone in Graphite
      6. 61. Palm Frond in Graphite
      7. 62. Fern in Graphite
      8. 63. Grass in Graphite
      9. 64. Seashell in Graphite
      10. 65. Smooth Rock in Graphite
      11. 66. Mountain Rock in Graphite
      12. 67. Mountain Rock in Charcoal
      13. 68. Running Water in Graphite
      14. 69. Raindrops on Water in Graphite
      15. 70. Clouds in Graphite
    11. FOOD & BEVERAGE
      1. 71. Citrus Fruit in Graphite
      2. 72. Apple in Graphite
      3. 73. Pear in Graphite
      4. 74. Grapes in Graphite
      5. 75. Cherries in Graphite
      6. 76. Strawberry in Graphite
      7. 77. Peanut Shell in Charcoal
      8. 78. Walnut Shell in Charcoal
      9. 79. Pineapple in Graphite
      10. 80. Corn in Graphite
      11. 81. Coconut in Graphite
      12. 82. Tomato in Graphite
  3. SECTION II: Colored Pencil with Denise J. Howard
    1. TOOLS & MATERIALS
    2. TECHNIQUES
    3. PEOPLE
      1. 83. Smooth Skin
      2. 84. Aged Skin
      3. 85. Facial Hair
      4. 86. Straight Hair
      5. 87. Curly Hair
      6. 88. Wavy Hair
      7. 89. Eye
      8. 90. Nose
      9. 91. Lips
    4. ANIMALS
      1. 92. Smooth Canine Fur
      2. 93. Curly Canine Fur
      3. 94. Coarse Canine Fur
      4. 95. Long Cat Hair
      5. 96. Short Cat Hair
      6. 97. Canine Eye
      7. 98. Cat Eye
      8. 99. Horse Coat
      9. 100. Horse Mane
      10. 101. Leopard Coat
      11. 102. Elephant Skin
      12. 103. Snakeskin
      13. 104. Fish Scales
      14. 105. Feather
      15. 106. Butterfly Wing
      16. 107. Spiderweb
    5. FABRICS & TEXTILES
      1. 108. Burlap
      2. 109. Wool
      3. 110. Tweed
      4. 111. Plaid
      5. 112. Denim
      6. 113. Cotton
      7. 114. Silk
      8. 115. Satin
      9. 116. Velvet
      10. 117. Leather
      11. 118. Sequins
      12. 119. Lace
      13. 120. Straw Hat
      14. 121. Woven Basket
    6. HARD SURFACES
      1. 122. Clear Glass
      2. 123. Stained Glass
      3. 124. Cobalt Glass
      4. 125. Porcelain
      5. 126. Gold
      6. 127. Polished Silver
      7. 128. Pewter
      8. 129. Copper
      9. 130. Wrought Iron
      10. 131. Clay Pottery
      11. 132. Rusted Steel
      12. 133. Brick
      13. 134. Marble
      14. 135. Pearl
      15. 136. Amethyst
      16. 137. Smooth Wood
      17. 138. Aged Wood
      18. 139. Wooden Barrel
    7. NATURE
      1. 140. Smooth Bark
      2. 141. Rough Bark
      3. 142. Thatched Roof
      4. 143. Pine Needles
      5. 144. Pine Cone
      6. 145. Palm Frond
      7. 146. Grass Field
      8. 147. Fern
      9. 148. Moss
      10. 149. Flower Petals
      11. 150. Fall Foliage
      12. 151. Fire
      13. 152. Mountain Rock
      14. 153. Smooth Rock
      15. 154. River Pebbles
      16. 155. Sand
      17. 156. Seashell
      18. 157. Ocean
      19. 158. Still Lake
      20. 159. Rippled Lake
      21. 160. Running River
      22. 161. Clouds
      23. 162. Raindrops on Water
      24. 163. Raindrops on a Window
    8. FOOD & BEVERAGE
      1. 164. Red Wine
      2. 165. Black Coffee
      3. 166. Citrus Fruit Rind
      4. 167. Cut Citrus Fruit
      5. 168. Peach
      6. 169. Apple
      7. 170. Grapes
      8. 171. Strawberry
      9. 172. Pineapple
      10. 173. Coconut
      11. 174. Walnut Shell
      12. 175. French Baguette
      13. 176. Frosting
      14. 177. Dark Chocolate
  4. SECTION III: Oil & Acrylic with Mia Tavonatti
    1. TOOLS & MATERIALS
    2. PAINTING TECHNIQUES
    3. PEOPLE
      1. 178. Smooth Skin
      2. 179. Aged Skin
      3. 180. Straight Hair
      4. 181. Curly Hair
      5. 182. Wavy Hair
      6. 183. Facial Hair
      7. 184. Eye
    4. ANIMALS
      1. 185. Smooth Canine Fur
      2. 186. Curly Canine Fur
      3. 187. Coarse Canine Fur
      4. 188. Long Cat Hair
      5. 189. Short Cat Hair
      6. 190. Horse Coat
      7. 191. Horse Mane
      8. 192. Dolphin Skin
      9. 193. Elephant Skin
      10. 194. Zebra Coat
      11. 195. Leopard Coat
      12. 196. Snakeskin
      13. 197. Starfish
      14. 198. Feathers
      15. 199. Butterfly Wing
      16. 200. Spiderweb
    5. FABRICS & TEXTILES
      1. 201. Burlap
      2. 202. Wool
      3. 203. Tweed
      4. 204. Plaid
      5. 205. Denim
      6. 206. Cotton
      7. 207. Silk
      8. 208. Satin
      9. 209. Velvet
      10. 210. Leather
      11. 211. Patent Leather
      12. 212. Sequins
      13. 213. Lace
      14. 214. Straw Hat
      15. 215. Woven Basket
    6. HARD SURFACES
      1. 216. Beveled Crystal
      2. 217. Clear Glass
      3. 218. Amber Glass
      4. 219. Cobalt Glass
      5. 220. Porcelain
      6. 221. Gold
      7. 222. Polished Silver
      8. 223. Pewter
      9. 224. Copper
      10. 225. Hammered Brass
      11. 226. Clay Pottery
      12. 227. Rusted Steel
      13. 228. Smooth Concrete
      14. 229. Stucco
      15. 230. Brick
      16. 231. Cobblestone
      17. 232. Marble
      18. 233. Pearl
      19. 234. Diamond
      20. 235. Wrought Iron
      21. 236. Smooth Wood
      22. 237. Aged Wood
      23. 238. Wooden Barrel
    7. NATURE
      1. 239. Tree Bark
      2. 240. Pine Tree Needles
      3. 241. Pine Cone
      4. 242. Palm Frond
      5. 243. Thatched Roof
      6. 244. Fern
      7. 245. Moss
      8. 246. Grass Field
      9. 247. Bubbles
      10. 248. Smoke
      11. 249. Flower Petals
      12. 250. Fall Foliage
      13. 251. Mountain Rock
      14. 252. Smooth Rock
      15. 253. River Pebbles
      16. 254. Sand
      17. 255. Seashell
      18. 256. Running River
      19. 257. Ocean
      20. 258. Still Lake
      21. 259. Rippled Lake
      22. 260. Clouds
      23. 261. Frozen Pond
      24. 262. Raindrops on a Window
      25. 263. Raindrops from the Sky
      26. 264. Snowflakes
      27. 265. Snow Powder
    8. FOOD & BEVERAGE
      1. 266. Citrus Fruit Rind
      2. 267. Cut Citrus Fruit
      3. 268. Apple
      4. 269. Grapes
      5. 270. Coconut
      6. 271. Peanut Shell
      7. 272. Walnut Shell
      8. 273. Black Coffee
      9. 274. Dark Chocolate
      10. 275. White Wine
      11. 276. Red Wine
      12. 277. French Baguette
      13. 278. Frosting
  5. ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Product information

  • Title: The Complete Book of Textures for Artists
  • Author(s): Denise J. Howard, Steven Pearce, Mia Tavonatti
  • Release date: March 2020
  • Publisher(s): Walter Foster
  • ISBN: 9781633228719